Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Saturday afternoon, 10th September 2022, arrived in Laamu atoll Gan to hold the third ‘Viavathi Raajje’ conference.
The conference is hosted by the President to strengthen the decentralization system in light of the previous year’s experience of collaborating with relevant stakeholders.
The third conference of ‘Viavathi Raajje’ will reportedly include council mayors, island council presidents, and presidents of Women’s Development Committees (WDCs) from southern atolls of the Maldives.
The president is accompanied by government ministers, parliament members of southern atolls, policy executives from the President’s Office. Additionally, the delegation also includes technical experts from various institutions including state-owned enterprises.
More than 270 individuals will be participating in the conference. The two day conference will feature four sessions with presentations and discussions on an array of topics, including; gender equality, the formulation of land-use plans, fiscal autonomy of local councils and social welfare.
The sessions will allow the council and WDC members to directly present their concerns to the President and seek collaborations on resolving challenges.